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January 22, 1991 LA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Acme Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CARRING A STEEL BLOCK FROM A SHORAGE AREA TO A TRUCK WHEN THE BLOCK SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS LANDING ON HIS FOOT.

June 14, 1989 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Acme Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHEN EMPLOYEE LIFTED AN ACETYLENE BOTTLE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

August 2, 1988 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Acme Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE WEAR PLATE WHEN THE PUMP MOVED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO MASH HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WEARPLATE AND THE DOOR.

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